Residency Problem within province can affect the PR application or not

[Hasher]

Hi Folks

I have a question, I have Manitoba residency and living and working in Calgary, Fort ST.John (BC) and Winnipeg (Manitoba), I have straight 29 months in Canada without travelling abroad. I have an expired PR card, now due to some travelling required to US for job purpose I am making up my mind to apply for PR card renewal, My concerns are:

1. I have Manitoba residency but due to major job in Calgary (I think am short of Manitoba residency requirement 6 months in an year) I live more of my time in Calgary, is my PR card renewal could have any affect.
2. I have business set up in Manitoba and Alberta (In Manitoba I just started few months back) but my major business is still in Alberta - is that affect anyway to my renewal application
3. I have firm address is in Alberta (my home), in Manitoba I am living along with two partners - Shall I give my Alberta address as mailing address as my Lenience would be showing Manitoba address.
4. Last year Tax I filed from Manitoba, is that difference of addresses can create any confusion.

Please reply

best regards

 

[PMM]

Hi

Hi Folks

I have a question, I have Manitoba residency and living and working in Calgary, Fort ST.John (BC) and Winnipeg (Manitoba), I have straight 29 months in Canada without travelling abroad. I have an expired PR card, now due to some travelling required to US for job purpose I am making up my mind to apply for PR card renewal, My concerns are:

1. I have Manitoba residency but due to major job in Calgary (I think am short of Manitoba residency requirement 6 months in an year) I live more of my time in Calgary, is my PR card renewal could have any affect.
2. I have business set up in Manitoba and Alberta (In Manitoba I just started few months back) but my major business is still in Alberta - is that affect anyway to my renewal application
3. I have firm address is in Alberta (my home), in Manitoba I am living along with two partners - Shall I give my Alberta address as mailing address as my Lenience would be showing Manitoba address.
4. Last year Tax I filed from Manitoba, is that difference of addresses can create any confusion.

Please reply

best regards

1. Have no idea where you are getting your information, but there is no residency requirements for the provinces, other than Medical Services.
2. No effect.
3. Alberta address.
4. You really should file your taxes where you reside.

 

[Hasher]

PMM

Bunch of thanks. Please go through following

1. Actually just by own I am assuming, I am living in Manitoba and Alberta both places but if CIC wants proof of residence my documenets will show in last one year I lived around 6 months in Calgary (AB) and 2 months in Fort St.John (BC) and only four months in Winnipeg (MB)- do they have anything do with this.

3. I have kept the residency of Manitoba as it was suggested by my partners for business purpose (mortgage and leasing is pretty easy if I have Manitoba residency for land in Manitoba). Now my Dr. licence has Manitoba address, is anyway that will disturb CIC, Why I have Alberta mailing address since I have Manitoba residency?
4. Tax filed from Manitoba as my accountant asked me where I was in December 2012, so I told him in Manitoba, so he recomended I should file my Tax from Manitoba.

please reply

 

[PMM]

Hi

PMM

Bunch of thanks. Please go through following

1. Actually just by own I am assuming, I am living in Manitoba and Alberta both places but if CIC wants proof of residence my documenets will show in last one year I lived around 6 months in Calgary (AB) and 2 months in Fort St.John (BC) and only four months in Winnipeg (MB)- do they have anything do with this.

3. I have kept the residency of Manitoba as it was suggested by my partners for business purpose (mortgage and leasing is pretty easy if I have Manitoba residency for land in Manitoba). Now my Dr. licence has Manitoba address, is anyway that will disturb CIC, Why I have Alberta mailing address since I have Manitoba residency?
4. Tax filed from Manitoba as my accountant asked me where I was in December 2012, so I told him in Manitoba, so he recomended I should file my Tax from Manitoba.

please reply

1. No.
2. Taxes are filed for the province of residence on 31/12.
3. You earlier said that your residence is in Alberta.
4. You can't really pick and choose where you reside in the declaration. You either live in Alberta and the winnipeg address is just a convenience for your business partners or you actually live in Manitoba.

 

[Hasher]

Lot and Lot thanks for reply,

Yes, confusion is address to report or write on renewal form.

My driving license is from Manitoba, tax filed from Manitoba and one of my business in Manitoba.

My House is in Alberta where I lived most of the time, before Manitoba I was Alberta residence, but now for last one year I have residency /Driver License from Manitoba. I have another business in Alberta and that Business Tax was filed from Alberta. My family lives in Alberta.

The best way to me looks like, I shall give all the addresses of Manitoba and receive PR card there, but if they ask for residency proof then I have to provide them the documents that will show that I was most of the time living out of the Manitoba, I am wondering if that will upset them anyway


Please reply, what do you think? or any other member.

 

[Msafiri]

In theory all you need to prove is 730 days of physical presence in Canada - CIC shouldn't care if its in St John's or Vancouver. The reality though is that multiple addresses in different provinces could raise a flag as to if you are really resident in Canada. Its more logical to provide CIC with the address that you actually primarily reside in and list the other addresses as work for the declaration on the relevant forms - CIC will RQ you if they have any concerns but hey you gotta go where the jobs are (in Canada). Make sure your tax affairs are well covered in case CRA decide to review your files.

 

[Hasher]

In theory all you need to prove is 730 days of physical presence in Canada - CIC shouldn't care if its in St John's or Vancouver. The reality though is that multiple addresses in different provinces could raise a flag as to if you are really resident in Canada. Its more logical to provide CIC with the address that you actually primarily reside in and list the other addresses as work for the declaration on the relevant forms - CIC will RQ you if they have any concerns but hey you gotta go where the jobs are (in Canada). Make sure your tax affairs are well covered in case CRA decide to review your files.

Msafiri,

Thanks for reply, Yes logically for PR card renewal I should have no problem as already 29 months straight I have been in Canada. Problem is change of provinces. I landed in ON-one address (three different places though), moved to Calgary 2nd address/ province, moved to Manitoba 3rd province. I started my first business very successfully in Calgary as earlier I failed to secure job in ON, then for some business opportunity arises in Winnipeg and moved down there stayed there four months, forced to change my ID as for Mortgage and business documentation it was easy to get approval as compare to having some other province ID. Now my project in Manitoba is streamlined and I need to get back to Alberta residency but doing this before PR card renewal scared me that this would make CIC crazy, why I am keep changing my provinces.

I have clients some medium to large size oil companies in Alberta and they are agree to provide letters that I worked for them. But the problem is those companies letter will show that I lived most of the time out of Manitoba mostly in Alberta and BC. I am also confused what to do with addresses, I bought home in Alberta mentioned in my last two years tax returns, I have one business registered in Alberta- Tax filed in Alberta. My personal income tax filed in Manitoba as I was there on 31/12
and until February. Now at the moment I know I have not done any offense but also I want to make sure that must fill my renewal form sensibly and need all angle suggestion from the forum.

 

[Hasher]

Hi Folks

I am deciding to go with Manitoba address as my prime address since my driving licence is from Manitoba. I am hoping CIC concern would only be if I have 730 days in 5 yrs window in Canada without looking into where I reside and which province residency I am holding at the moment.

They can see from my passport stamps, medical record and Payment slips that in last 29 months (5+ months I was jobless) that all issued on my name or my business name within Canada.

what else I can submit, my home documents, Mortgage deal, driving licence test (I failed twice) are anyway proof of residency. I know bank transactions, bus passes, rental agreement cannot be a solid proof.

please reply

best regards